Re: Getting back a forgotten recovery key using file Vault2 and V O
Did you lose your password? You only need the key if you've lost your password which you would have made up. And actually I did find some way to copy the recovery key but maybe that was an older version of filevault and things have changed. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Nov 16, 2013, at 8:57 PM, Daniel C topdog2...@gmail.com wrote: Hey list, I’ve enabled File Vault2, a way to encrypt your disk with sensitive information or other info. But the recovery key I couldn’t write down as there is no way of interacting with VO to copy the text of the key. So now, I no longer have the key anywhere, and VO has a beep prompt at login because the voiceover service does not fully come on when a disk is encrypted with File Vault2 enabled. The only thing I get is 1 beep to tell me that I’m on a username field, 2 beeps to indicate I’m on a password field, and 3 if I login correctly. So my question is. Has anyone who use V O and who may have enabled File vault2 experienced this recovery key issue? If so, how did you get around it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Getting back a forgotten recovery key using file Vault2 and V O
I haven’t lost the password, yet, though i really wanted to write down the key and couldn’t. So I’ll need to call AppleCare and ask them for the key and email it to myself. How were you able to copy the key? When I am able to generate a new key I’ll try your way of copying to see if it changed or not. Hopefully, though, it hasn’t changed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Getting back a forgotten recovery key using file Vault2 and V O
In Mountain Lion I was able to copy the key using VO-Shift-C, to copy the last spoken phrase. You should be able to use this—it's a great one to remember when VO can't interact and select text to be copied. Apple will not be able to email you the key as Apple does not keep any copy for security purposes. So if you didn't copy it or write it down that first time you won't be able to get it back. Instead of getting the key, just write your password down somewhere safe where you won't forget it. Somewhere like 1Password would be good as it will be encrypted and you can access it from places other than your Mac, such as an iOS device. You might also like to just save it in a text file somewhere like Dropbox, only don't indicate in any way what it is (e.g. don't say File Volt Password, just write it somewhere you'll know where to look, and even disguise it some way if you can). If your memory is good, then I'd recommend not actually writing the password, just writing down a good hint that you know will remind you of it if you one day forget. Though I started to set up File Volt, I chickened out when it told me VoiceOver wouldn't work properly on the login screen. How easy is it to login with that beep method? And is that every time you login? Does it happen even at the login screen when the Mac wakes from sleep, or only when first booting up? Cheers, Nic On 17/11/2013, at 2:04 PM, Daniel C topdog2...@gmail.com wrote: I haven’t lost the password, yet, though i really wanted to write down the key and couldn’t. So I’ll need to call AppleCare and ask them for the key and email it to myself. How were you able to copy the key? When I am able to generate a new key I’ll try your way of copying to see if it changed or not. Hopefully, though, it hasn’t changed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Getting back a forgotten recovery key using file Vault2 and V O
Strange. It has an option to store the key with apple so why wouldn’t they keep it. As far as the login, it only does it at first boot, if it awakes from sleep, it uses regular voice over. Otherwise the beep method. It scared me at first, but i got it right the first time. VO+shift+c, good keystroke for me to remember. I’ll retry file vault if I can. Though as I said, it’s odd that they have an option to store the key with apple. I was told they encrypt the key and if you answer the 3 questions you chose, then they’d give you the key. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Getting back a forgotten recovery key using file Vault2 and V O
Oh right, well if you chose that option then I guess you're fine. No need to worry so long as you can remember the answers to your three questions. I doubt you'll forget the password though as you have to enter it every time you turn on your Mac. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
